All Restaurants articles – Page 373
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NewsVapiano aims to double global estate
Vapiano, the Italian casual dining concept, plans to more than double in size to 300 sites globally over the next five years as it targets openings in larger UK cities under franchise, UK and US managing director Phil Sermon has told M&C Report
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NewsHarry Ramsden’s signs franchise deal for Scotland
Harry Ramsden’s, the iconic fish & chips brand, plans to open 50 sites in Scotland by 2019 after granting the franchise for Scotland to Sevenseas Ventures Limited
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NewsSubway remains top franchise opportunity
Subway has been named as the number one franchise opportunity for the fourth year in a row in an annual list of Top 100 Global Franchises by Franchise Direct, the leading online resource for global franchise opportunities
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Sticks’n’Sushi eyes further UK expansion
Sticks ‘n’ Sushi, the Danish restaurant group, plans to double its estate in the UK over the next two years, including the opening of a site in Canary Wharf next spring
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NewsYO! to strengthen London presence
YO! Sushi, the Robin Rowland-led group, is to strengthen its presence in London, with the opening of four new sites in the capital this summer
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Exhibition Rooms to open sister site
Exhibition Rooms, the Crystal Palace-based restaurant led by former Harvey Nichols head chef David Massey, is set to open a sister site in Streatham this spring
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Grill & Go and Chopstix arrive at Woking
Woking Shopping, the joint venture between Moyallen and Woking Borough Council, has announced the opening of Grill and Go and Chopstix Noodle Bar in Peacocks Place, the scheme’s food court
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Tesco builds Decks pipeline
Tesco is to continue the rollout its new casual dining format, Decks, to more sites across the country over the next few months, including its second in Wales
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The Stable to open Newquay site
West Country pizza and cider brand The Stable will open its sixth site on Cornwall’s famous Fistral Beach next month
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NewsCaring to pick up warchest for further restaurants
Serial sector investor Richard Caring is set to gain a “warchest” for further restaurant and club acquisitions in London, after the sale of significant part of Camden Market and Wentworth golf club
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NewsCote secures Muswell Hill site
Cote, the French brasserie chain, has exchanged on a further site in London, in Muswell Hill, M&C Report understands
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La Sala appoints ops director
Sala Group Holdings, the James Horler-led group which operates the La Sala restaurant concept that is looking to launch in the UK, has appointed Richard Wheeler as operations director
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Restaurants sell more organic food and drink
The value of organic food and drink in the restaurant and catering sector grew sharply in 2013, rising 10% to £17.5m, with increasing demand from high-street eating-out chains cited as a reason, a new report shows
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NewsSector has a 'long way to go' with organic
Restaurants and cafes have a “long way to go” in providing organic food and drink, but should consider embracing the genre more readily as the public’s appetite for organic returns, a leading campaigner on the subject has told M&C Report
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New food 'social hub' could seek new sites
Jenius Social, a new food “social hub” featuring supper clubs, cookery classes and a deli under one roof, could be expanded to other locations depending on the success of the first site, which opens in north London in May, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsVapiano UK eyes franchise expansion
Vapiano, the Italian casual dining concept, has announced that it’s looking for franchisees to aid its UK expansion outside London
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NewsCaring eyes Ivy Café launch
Richard Caring is believed to have secured the first site for a new all-day dining format, the Ivy Café, in London’s Covent Garden, M&C Report understands
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NewsFlypay receives further funding for sector rollout
Flypay, the developer of the restaurant app which enables waiter-less payment, is to be rolled out further after receiving £1m of new funding from mobile payment specialists Entreé Capital and a successful trial with Wahaca
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Eataly sells stake, eyes flotation
Eataly, the Italian food emporia and restaurants group that’s reportedly in talks with the family behind Selfridges about bringing the concept to London, has sold a 20% stake to Italian investment firm Tamburi Investment Partners (TIP) as part of a move to list on the stock exchange
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Analysis & InsightSpending at restaurants up in February
Restaurants continued to perform well with spend up 10.8% in February, despite overall consumer spending during the month being flat